When corporate social responsiblity(CSR) is used by health-harming industries, is it a genuine contribution to society or a strategic tool? Collective member @giannagayle.bsky.social reflects on the the alcohol industry in the Phillipines. Read the full piece here: www.globe.uio.no/english/rese...

This is probably one of the most insightful and helpful articles I've come across in the field of global #mentalhealth. Kudos to the team with Ruta Rangel of the Center for Global Mental Health as first author! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Thank you @globalgapa.bsky.social for highlighting APAPA and SEAAPA's Joint Statement on Reducing and Preventing Alcohol Jarms in the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia regions!

Webinar Alert! Join us tomorrow, from 13:00-14:00 CET for the launch of FORUT's handbook on Alcohol & Development! Register here: tinyurl.com/AlcoholandDe...

#JournalEditor Chronicles I've been a journal editor for more than a year now and I often get very constructive and meticulous peer reviewers with substantive comments. A week ago, I got the shortest two-word comment to authors ever. 🙃

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are often overlooked in policy-making, leading to individual-focused health initiatives. In @thelancetph.bsky.social, authors call for a shift from individual accountability to systemic solutions to address SDOH: tinyurl.com/2s44vyuc

Hear GAPA Advisory Council member @giannagayle.bsky.social in a conversation with @spidermaani.bsky.social in the Money Power Health podcast. It's and insightful view into the research and advocacy space.

‪ The 8th Global Alcohol Policy Conference #GAPC2026 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8-10 April 2026, co-hosted with @actbr.bsky.social, @vitalstrategies.org Brazil, ‪@mjspgov.bsky.social‬, and ‪@minsaude.bsky.socia. See the conference website with programme outline: www.gapc2026.org

New article in @bmj Global Health with Emily Adrion and Jeff Collin: "Who funds the WHO Foundation? A transparency analysis of donation disclosures over the first 3 years of its operation" gh.bmj.com/content/10/7... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

It is always weird to hear my own voice. This was my first podcast (where I was the one being interviewed) and it was fun! Should I have spoken more about my work? Maybe but in this kind of context, I think it is more appropriate to talk about the process and not just my "outputs."

I signed this i-mark pledge along with other researchers to commit to research free from alcohol industry influence. Interested to join this pledge? Reach out to [email protected]

#Alcohol is now also linked to pancreatic cancer - in addition to mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesephagus, female breast, liver and colorecral cancers! news.un.org/en/story/202...

Excited to share my case study on the framing and perceptions of #alcohol industry #CSR in the #Philippines. It calls for the need to regulating the marketing of alcohol industry CSR to protect alcohol policies from industry influence. Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1l7tk_6KUS...

Warning: If you come from the Global South where university libraries have limited resources, this news will make you weep. The article may induce deep sadness and shock. As a former research staff at NUS, this is both disappointing and disgusting. www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ya...

Question is: Why even give the US a platform in the WHA when they have left the WHO? Their isolationist policy removed them from the table. Does anyone think that the pandemic agreement would have passed if the US was there? healthpolicy-watch.news/breaking-rfk...

There are 49 members of the Philippine delegation. Are they all supporting the DoH Secretary in his role as WHA president? I understand why officials under the Bureau of International Health Cooperation are there because it is their mandate. But why do they need 3 delegates from PhilHealth?

#AcademicLife I was about to register for a conference where I will present on behalf of a university in the 🇵🇭where I am a research fellow. The system slapped me with a €900 fee! I did not continue to payment. Should I have registered with the PH university's address and not my address in 🇳🇴?

#AcademicLife When your passport is from the Global South but you live in the Global North and the conference you want to attend is in the Global North, often you still need a visa which requires a few months of processing and tons of paperwork, with your passport held hostage by an embassy.1/2

#AlcoholIndustryTactic This tactic is similar/adjacent to what Heineken does with their 0.0 ads in Formula 1. The 0.0 looks like an afterthought given the prominent display of the original Heineken logo with the red star.

The Global Alcohol Policy Alliance is a global NGO recently registered in Switzerland. It works towards promotong evidence-based alcohol policy globally. I serve as part of GAPA's Advisory Council. Check out GAPA's policy position for the UN HLM on NCDs this coming September.

Diageo describes @who.int-led public health efforts as "unprecedented challenges" to their business model. Translation: "We don't like measures aimed at protecting public health, because they might affect our profits." Corporate profit shouldn't come before people's health.

Devastating cut for global health

This is needed! Just added to my reading list!

#PeerReview As an unpaid journal editor, why do some reviewers agree to review but never send their feedback on the manuscript they agreed to review? As a peer reviewer myself, I know it is also unpaid labor but when I agree to do a peer review, I don't leave the editor hanging and waiting for it.

#research I am here for all the researchers who have left X. I hope to connect with all of the researchers I was connected to at X.

had the honor of speaking about how the #alcohol industry is targeting women. Doing my part to expose alcohol industry tactics to make their products appealing to women for National Women's Month in the Philippines. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRlk...

Excited to share my PhD research in this Collective Conversation, chaired by Prof Kelley Lee @profplum8.bsky.social 🙂

Proud to share our first @plosglobalpublichealth.org article on flavor descriptors of #ecigarettes, #HTPs & #nicotinepouches in the #Philippines doi.org/10.1371/jour... We identified 11 descriptors: fruits, sweets, menthol, beverages, color, nuts, pop culture, codes, concept and misc descriptors

#AlcoholIndustry Tactic: Misleading news report of cost of illicit alcohol to government revenue. Media headlines with the cost. So you assume the amount refers to illicit #alcohol. When you read the article, you find out the cost refers to illicit goods, including alcohol. 🤷🏽‍♀️ #CDoH

The Collective Conversations continue! Next up: 'Examining the Power of the Alcohol and Tobacco Industries in the Philippines' where @giannagayle.bsky.social will present findings from her PhD thesis 📍Online, 🗓️3pm CET, Tuesday 18th March Read more and sign up: www.sum.uio.no/english/rese...

Just signed up for bluesky and not sure what to expect but hoping to connect with people interested in #globalhealth and #commercialdeterminants of health - especially the #alcohol and #tobacco industries.